The Power of Tides, the Impulses of Mankind: A Marxist and Cultural Materialist View of Conrad's Heart of Darkness

Provocative perspectives emerge regarding environmental and humanitarian rights abuses from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Conrad's cultural history presents flawed capitalism and materialism as covert and overt themes worthy of revisiting in the context of contemporary socio-economic...

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Published in:	Pennsylvania literary journal 2017-07, Vol.9 (2), p.70
Main Author:	Doherty, Mark A
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1900-1999 abuse Anthologies British & Irish literature Capitalism Conrad, Joseph Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924) Cultural change Cultural history cultural materialism Culture English literature environment fiction Heart of Darkness human rights Ideology Imperialism Literary theory Marxism Materialism Morality Naturalism Society Socioeconomic factors Theory
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